# CVE-2007-6642: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.5 RC4 allow remote attackers to (1) add a Super Admin, (2) up

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-01-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Joomla! before 1.5 RC4 allow remote attackers to (1) add a Super Admin, (2) upload an extension containing arbitrary PHP code, and (3) modify the configuration as administrators via unspecified vectors.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28111
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29257
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019145
- http://www.joomla.org/content/view/4335/116/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485676/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:060
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3505
- http://osvdb.org/41263

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